The all-in-on Apple iMac is a great machine for video editing as well so I thought, why not do another solution with the iMac as the computer.
Computer: 24 inch iMac
$2,599
- 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 2x2GB
- 1.0TB Serial ATA Drive
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
- Apple Mighty Mouse
- Apple Keyboard (English) and User’s Guide
Computer Add-ons:
- Asus 22 inch Widescreen Monitors $170*2 $340
- Maxtor 1.5 TB External Hard Drive $250
- Mini Display to DVI Adapter $30
- DVI Splitter $17
Software
Final Cut Studio $1,000
- Final Cut Pro (Video Editing)
- Color (Color Correction)
- Soundtrack (Audio Editing)
- Motion (Motion Graphics)
- Compressor (Compression)
- DVD Studio (DVD authoring)
Adobe CS4 Production Premium Suite $1,700
- After Effects (Motion Graphics)
- Premeire Pro (Video editing-not as good as Final Cut)
- Photoshop (Image Editing)
- Flash (Animation)
- Illustrator (Vector Graphics editing)
- Soundbooth (Audio Editing)
- OnLocation (Live Video Capture)
- Encore (DVD Authoring)
- Bridge (Media Management)
- Device Central (Device Management)
- Dynamic Link (Media Sharing)
Grand Total: $5,926(Plus applicable taxes, fees and shipping)
Once again, a great all in one editing machine with more than you need to get started editing. The iMac is great for this purpose as long as you don’t want to travel or take your editing suite with you.
[...] Computers, Video Production, Video SolutionsJuly 31st, 2009 The all-in-on Apple iMac is a great machine for video editing as well so I thought, why not do another solution with the iMac as the computer.Computer: 24 inch iMac$2,5993.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM – 2×2GB1.0TB Serial ATA DriveATI Radeon HD 4850 512MBApple Mighty MouseApple Keyboard (English) and User’s GuideComputer Add-ons:Asus 22 inch Widescreen Monitors $170*2 $340 Maxtor 1.5 TB External Hard Drive $250Mini Disp See the rest here: Ultimate Editing Suite-iMac Edition [...]